With seven children across their marriages, Cindy McCain points to a special woman in both she and her husband’s life. That person is “Johnny’s Mom” as an e-mail to supporters called Roberta McCain.
John McCain and his mother appear in a short video in a contest of who can better remember how and when John McCain […]
May 8, 2008
April 22, 2008
Biodiesel is one extremely viable source of fuel for thr future. It turns what have long been garbage fry cooking oils into fuel in a much more efficient manner than the often touted ethanol.
Chandler has the fate of the state’s only large-size biodiesel facility in its municipal hands. AZ Biodiesel moved into the rapidly-growing city in the middle of last year.
The company has been through a couple of rounds of inspections and was set to go fully-functional before summer. That was before the city’s Planning & Zoning Commission stepped in to say they couldn’t do what they were doing in a light industrial zoning, and shut them down, pending a use permit application process.
March 24, 2008
Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon remains fairly popular in the state, though opponents dub him among other things, “Democrat of convenience“[sic]. Gordon, who was rumored to be considering a run against John Shadegg himself has endorsed Bob Lord a 51-year-old attorney.
Shadegg has represented Congressional District 3 since 1994. Gordon has been mayor the last four years and won re-election handily last year.
March 14, 2008
(UPDATED - This event was cancelled this morning as Bart Gordon’s flight was also cancelled)
A discussion of possible futures for Arizona’s economy will take place for 90 minutes at the ASU Fulton Center in Tempe on Sunday.
(Sen. MITCHELL’S OFFICE) — U.S. Reps. Harry Mitchell, D-Ariz., and Bart Gordon, D-Tenn., will host a roundtable of local business and science leaders to discuss Arizona’s role in the global economy and the importance of investing in science and math education at 2 p.m., Sunday, March 16 at the ASU Foundation Building (Fulton Center) in Tempe.
Gordon is the chairman of the House Science and Technology Committee, of which Mitchell is a member.
“I am excited to bring these leaders together to discuss readying our workforce for the challenges of the 21st Century,” Mitchell said. “These issues are important for Arizona as we continue to make investments to increase our competitiveness in the global market.”
WHEN: 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Sunday, March 16
WHAT: Mitchell to host roundtable discussion on Arizona’s future in the global economy
WHERE: ASU Foundation Building (Fulton Center), 300 East University Drive, Tempe
Under Gordon’s leadership, the House passed – and the president signed – the America COMPETES Act, monumental bipartisan legislation introduced through the Science and Technology Committee that ensures that our students, teachers, businesses, and workers are prepared to lead in innovation, research, and technology. This legislation responds to the global economic challenges addressed in Rising Above the Gathering Storm, the 2005 National Academies report.
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March 7, 2008
John McCain has an interesting choice to make as to who should be his vice presidential running mate. In the most basic of terms the considerations are wide. It’s not even clear the so-called “Maverick” would pick a Republican, though it would be a pretty craven Democrat who would accept his request. What’s that, Joe Lieberman?
A woman? Someone in a wheelchair? A general?
How about Colin Powell? Woah, that one is worth a long, considering pause isn’t it?
Regionally does it matter? Likely not another southwest presence but what about Arnold Schwarzenegger to help drag California to his side? I think it is technically constitutionally legal for a naturalized American to be vice president. National media would shine the biggest spotlight on this campaign.
Laura Ingraham? McCain likes the blondes.
Would he want to strengthen his hawkish (to put it mildly) positions or push someone who would balance where he is perceived as weak.
Does he accept that he is not conservative enough and that being more conservative would actually help with the general electorate?
Would he bring Jonah Goldberg aboard so the right-leaning blogosphere would finally come aboard?
Michael Bloomberg is a serious consideration. What say you?
March 5, 2008
With his own confetti strewn picture atop his Web site, Independent candidate Ralph Nader wants people to not only listen to his views but to vote for him and send him money to become the 44th President of America.
Currently there sure do seem to be a lot of potential defectors from the Democratic Party if their preferred candidate doesn’t get the nomination. From the right, it’s hard to think Nader’s anti-corporate stance - not a bad thing - will draw many Republican defectors unhappy with John McCain. After all, they don’t like him because of McCain-Feingold’s attempted stripping of money power from corporations. McCain isn’t right enough.
Nader lays down 12 major issues he says are “off the table” of the other candidates. They are:
• Adopt single payer national health insurance
• Cut the huge, bloated, wasteful military budget
• No to nuclear power, solar energy first
• Aggressive crackdown on corporate crime and corporate welfare
• Open up the Presidential debates
• Adopt a carbon pollution tax
• Reverse U.S. policy in the Middle East
• Impeach Bush/Cheney
• Repeal the Taft-Hartley anti-union law
• Adopt a Wall Street securities speculation tax
• Put an end to ballot access obstructionism
• Work to end corporate personhood
Here Nader makes the pitch why he’s a better choice than McCain or Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton:
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